The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO

July 17, 2008

Local brief


From staff reports

Firefighters night

planned at raceway

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Firefighters of the Four-State-Area Appreciation Night will be observed Saturday at the Springfield Raceway.

Firefighters and their immediate families will be admitted free with proper identification. Gates open at 5 p.m., with hot laps to be held at 6:15 and races to begin at 7.

The Andy’s Frozen Custard John Kuntz Memorial Race was rained out last Saturday and rescheduled for July 26.